News of ECOM
November 12, 2025
Kazakhstan: Reject ‘LGBT Propaganda’ Legal Proposals
Parliamentary Vote on Draft Amendments Imminent (Berlin, November 11, 2025) – Lawmakers in Kazakhstan should reject a draft law with amendments that would ban “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation,” seven...
November 11, 2025
ECOM Position: On the unacceptability of introducing a ban on so-called “LGBT Propaganda” in Kazakhstan
This statement has been prepared in response to the advancement of legislative initiatives in the Republic of Kazakhstan aimed at introducing administrative liability for so-called “propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation.”...
September 10, 2025
ECOM’s Position: Amendments to the Laws on Mandatory HIV Testing in the Republic of Uzbekistan
On August 1, 2025, the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the upper house of parliament) adopted amendments to a number of laws (the Law on HIV/AIDS, the Law on...
December 10, 2024
Fake Dates, Rape, and Extortion: How LGBT Rights Were Violated in EECA Countries in 2024
“In Kazakhstan, a man reported a rape to the police, but the law enforcement officers mocked him and refused to investigate. They also didn’t return his ID they had confiscated...
December 3, 2024
ECOM Position. On the development of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan
The leader of the “Milliy Tiklanish” party has announced the drafting of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan. There is no information yet on when the draft will...
July 16, 2024
ECOM Calls for Rejection of Illegal Petition “Against LGBT Propaganda”
In June, the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan started considering the petition “We are against open and concealed LGBT propaganda in Kazakhstan!”, initiated by the head of the...
May 21, 2024
ECOM Statement. On Adoption of Oppressive Legislation in Georgia
On 14 May 2024, the Georgian parliament, despite ongoing mass protests inside the country and numerous calls from the international community, adopted a highly controversial bill “On Transparency of Foreign...
April 8, 2024
ECOM Joins Task Force Partnership Aimed at Achieving 10-10-10 Targets
On March 28, the first Task Force meeting was held with the participation of experts from ECOM. The Task Force partnership aimed at achieving 10-10-10 targets is a community-based partnership...
March 27, 2024
First Meeting of Regional Decriminalization Movement "Rise & Decriminalize" Takes Place
On March 12–13, 2024, the first meeting of the movement for decriminalization “Rise & Decriminalize” was held. In 2023, five regional networks: ECOM — Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender...
December 10, 2023
Consolidating and Sustaining Human Rights Culture into the Future: Human Rights Day 2023
December 10, 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that forever changed the global agenda regarding rights and freedoms. It established the...
